This is the information page about the shipwreck Roecliff, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 46.642 N,0 38.5 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Alan dean
4. Alaunia
5. Albuera
6. Alcantara
7. Alice
8. Alice (possibly)
9. Amsterdam
10. Argonaut
11. Ash
12. Australier (probably)
13. Barn hill
14. Branksome chine (possibly)
15. Broderick (probably)
16. Caleb sprague
17. Carlisle castle
18. Carrie dingle
19. Caterham
20. Ceta (stern section)
21. Clara
22. Corinia (possibly)
23. Dona isabel (probably)
24. Duchess (possibly)
25. Durango
26. Eagle (possibly)
27. Ella sayer
28. Emerald (possibly)
29. Emma
30. Enero (probably)
31. Euphorbia
32. Evg(no rx152)?
33. F d lambert (possibly)
34. Frockner
35. Glenartney (possibly)
36. Gold coin
37. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
38. Harold
39. Heathpool
40. Heathpool
41. Hms anne
42. Hms ariadne
43. Hms balfour
44. Hms caulonia
45. Hms gambri (possibly)
46. Hms ghurka
47. Hms resolution (possibly)
48. Hms waterfly
49. Hoheweg
50. Holland v
51. Irisbrook
52. James groves
53. Jan brons
54. Kingfisher (probably)
55. La somme (probably)
56. Lacer
57. Lady alice
58. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
59. Lisbon
60. Lullington
61. Ma monette
62. Maxwell
63. My astor
64. Oceana
65. Pontos
66. Robin hood
67. Roecliff
68. Roseburn
69. Rushing water
70. Rydal hall (possibly)
71. Rytoner
72. Saint emilion (probably)
73. Saint jean pierre
74. Samwake
75. Seaford
76. Sierra bravia
77. Sir robert wigham
78. Skerryvore
79. Sparta (possibly)
80. Startled fawn (possibly)
81. Storaa
82. Swale (probably)
83. Umba (probably)
84. Veerman
85. Ville de bordeaux
86. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
87. War monarch
88. Waterland (possibly)
89. Wittering

 

Name: ROECLIFF

Length 107.2 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 3263 ton
Load: grain

Cause: Built of steel in 1894 by short bros, sunderland. owned at time of loss by j westoll, sunderland. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 286hp, single shaft. passage odessa for hamburg. cargo grain. sank following collision with ss port victor.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20150605

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 26.3.75 LOCATED 10.10.74 IN 504637N, 003836E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18-22MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 3.4MTRS. SEABED IRREGULAR AND BUMPY. WRECK STANDING 6.8MTRS PROUD OF THE SEABED, LYING IN 071/251DEGS. 25MTRS IN LENGTH. (HMS EGERIA, HI 55/74). AMEND TO WK 16.6MTRS [9FMS] IN REVISED POSN. H4121/76 2.8.76 EXAM'D 30.4.76. HMS EGERIA'S 1974 POSITION CONFIRMED USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH22-24MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 25MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 120MTRS AND LIES 025/205DEGS. WRECK IS IN TWO PARTS, THE LARGER TO THE SOUTH & SHOALEST POINT AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LARGER PART. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). INS AS WK 13.9MTRS [7FMS 3FT]. BR STD. 17.5.01 EUT POSN: 5046.653N, 0038.502E. NE 536. HH100/351/17 9.7.01 DIVED IN 5046.617N, 0038.600E [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH BY E/S. KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'UMBA' BUT RECOVERY OF THE WHEEL BOSS PROVED IT TO BE 'ROECLIFFE'. CINC REQUESTED. (G DOWD). NCA. 10.9.09 CINC REMOVED, MORE THAN 5 YEARS. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 5.6.15; IN 5046.642N, 0038.500E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.59MTRS, GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. LENGTH 139MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 7.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 020/200. SCOUR 15MTRS TOWARDS 000DEGS, SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. WK WELL BROKEN, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 13.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 46.642 N,0 38.5 E

 

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